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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve G" data-source="post: 1254271" data-attributes="member: 4381">Despite some unpleasant experiences on the associated activities I'm glad I did the 7 day tour as we saw some good birds (esp in Tortuguero -more to follow) & generally had a good time. Four out of five of my party were non-birders & had to be 'catered for' but there was still plenty of stuff to keep me occupied.I did some dedicated birding (day) trips the second week with Carlos Jimenez. Carlos could certainly organise a proper Cano Negro trip but as the early morning boat trip is the most productive it is better to stay a night in the area (there is at least one decent lodge) -catching the morning boat as a day trip would require a 3am start from the coastal hotel driving on roads better not negotiated in the dark! :eek!:The best whalewatching in Costa Rica is from the Osa peninsula area well to the south of the Guanacaste hotels.  The season there is quite long (mainly Humpbacks) & the birding on Osa/ Corcovado is out of this world. If you can get a cheap flight to San Jose or Liberia then it is possible to get an internal flight to Osa where there are a couple of good lodges.</blockquote>